I moved from Indiana (Midwest US) to Norway. I'm near the cost, so it is kind of mild (comparative to inland), but there are vast differences. In places with l

I moved from Indiana (Midwest US) to Norway. I'm near the cost, so it is kind of mild (comparative to inland), but there are vast differences. In places with little to no snowfall, they simply don't have the infrastructure to deal with it, nor does the population have practice in driving and walking in the snow. That's the issue in the Southern US and the UK. Where I lived in the states, it snowed every winter (almost?), but not usually so much at once. We had some infrastructure, but not enough to deal with very much snow at once - pretty much, things shut down if it got above the ankles. This was directly because there wasn't the infrastructure to deal with it. And then, there is Norway, and the main roads are generally good enough. Folks use winter tires (all-season tires are just starting to get popular here: My neighbor doesn't trust them). Side roads generally aren't scraped down to the pavement, but rather get generally cleared and grit laid down for texture. I've seen videos of folks huddled behind a snowplow with Very deep snow: Where I lived in the US simply couldn't have done such a thing. Plus, the population is used to the amounts of snow they get, which means they aren't so concerned. Infrastructure plus comfort levels go far.